miscellany from a digest reader

[Guest guest]

Axel, great links!

Tom, fava beans are listed as avoid for non-secretors on TYPEbase ~ does the

book address this seeming inconsistency for non-secretors? maybe fava beans are

only good for secretors?

Coryn, just FYI, green beans (and peas) are considered from the bean category

not from the vegetable category, if you look at ratios. My favorite way to eat

greens is called blanching. Basically dipping them into boiling water for a few

seconds until they turn bright green. You can leave them in a bit longer (up to

a minute or two) if you want them less crunchy, more soft/wilted. Blanching

removes the " bitter " taste. Then they can be cooked additionally if you want

additional flavoring. I like them more crunchy and use them as salad greens. I

notice that I want more protein (and food in general) right before and during

my period as well! I also wanted to send support and encouragement with working

through the anxiety attacks while exercising. Exercise stressed me out

emotionally for a long time, still does sometimes. I gained weight (120lbs) for

many emotional reasons including that in high school I had an eating disorder

and exercised in order to make my body as small as possible. I experienced

feelings of hatred of my body while exercising. When I realized what I was

doing I quit exercising entirely, because I didn't want to experience those

feelings of hatred. Now when I exercise, I usually feel pleased with my body,

but I still get afraid of becoming too small and feeling vulnerable because of

being smaller and more attractive. (I have childhood sexual abuse in my

history). Thanks for your thoughtful post, and I really wish you the best as

you move towards more exercise. BTW, you sound like you're doing pretty well

overall.

Cheers, all,

ita

[Guest guest]

Good question. I am on the phone right now with North American Pharmacal.

They take questions of inconsistencies, consult D'Adamo's group and try to

come up with an answer. I don't have my Cancer book with me here at work,

but I know it was listed as a Super Beneficial for Type O. The book was

good about listing avoids in a line at the bottom of the food lists for

Non-Secretors. Well apparently I missed it. They said it does say that

Fava Bean is an avoid for Non-Secretors!

Good night! If I was going to eat an avoid why couldn't it have been

chocolate or something fun that I used to have long ago. I wasted

non-compliance on a big old bean :-) And actually I did feel good so maybe

that does show that eating avoids isn't so bad in small amounts when you are

nearly 100% compliant!

So the lesson is, if you're a non-secretor, you have less super-beneficial

foods for cancer :-(

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From: ita Ellie [mailto:pebb7d@...]

Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 4:09 PM

Subject: miscellany from a digest reader

Axel, great links!

Tom, fava beans are listed as avoid for non-secretors on TYPEbase ~ does the

book address this seeming inconsistency for non-secretors? maybe fava beans

are

only good for secretors?

Coryn, just FYI, green beans (and peas) are considered from the bean

category

not from the vegetable category, if you look at ratios. My favorite way to

eat

greens is called blanching. Basically dipping them into boiling water for a

few

seconds until they turn bright green. You can leave them in a bit longer (up

to

a minute or two) if you want them less crunchy, more soft/wilted. Blanching

removes the " bitter " taste. Then they can be cooked additionally if you want

additional flavoring. I like them more crunchy and use them as salad greens.

I

notice that I want more protein (and food in general) right before and

during

my period as well! I also wanted to send support and encouragement with

working

through the anxiety attacks while exercising. Exercise stressed me out

emotionally for a long time, still does sometimes. I gained weight (120lbs)

for

many emotional reasons including that in high school I had an eating

disorder

and exercised in order to make my body as small as possible. I experienced

feelings of hatred of my body while exercising. When I realized what I was

doing I quit exercising entirely, because I didn't want to experience those

feelings of hatred. Now when I exercise, I usually feel pleased with my

body,

but I still get afraid of becoming too small and feeling vulnerable because

of

being smaller and more attractive. (I have childhood sexual abuse in my

history). Thanks for your thoughtful post, and I really wish you the best as

you move towards more exercise. BTW, you sound like you're doing pretty well

overall.

Cheers, all,

ita

[Guest guest]

Tom, this one is not " inconsistencies " - It is like lima beans for an A

with cancer. The benefit outweighs the harm.

http://www.foodforyourblood.com

miscellany from a digest reader

Axel, great links!

Tom, fava beans are listed as avoid for non-secretors on TYPEbase ~ does

the

book address this seeming inconsistency for non-secretors? maybe fava

beans

are

only good for secretors?

Coryn, just FYI, green beans (and peas) are considered from the bean

category

not from the vegetable category, if you look at ratios. My favorite way

to

eat

greens is called blanching. Basically dipping them into boiling water

for a

few

seconds until they turn bright green. You can leave them in a bit longer

(up

to

a minute or two) if you want them less crunchy, more soft/wilted.

Blanching

removes the " bitter " taste. Then they can be cooked additionally if you

want

additional flavoring. I like them more crunchy and use them as salad

greens.

I

notice that I want more protein (and food in general) right before and

during

my period as well! I also wanted to send support and encouragement with

working

through the anxiety attacks while exercising. Exercise stressed me out

emotionally for a long time, still does sometimes. I gained weight

(120lbs)

for

many emotional reasons including that in high school I had an eating

disorder

and exercised in order to make my body as small as possible. I

experienced

feelings of hatred of my body while exercising. When I realized what I

was

doing I quit exercising entirely, because I didn't want to experience

those

feelings of hatred. Now when I exercise, I usually feel pleased with my

body,

but I still get afraid of becoming too small and feeling vulnerable

because

of

being smaller and more attractive. (I have childhood sexual abuse in my

history). Thanks for your thoughtful post, and I really wish you the

best as

you move towards more exercise. BTW, you sound like you're doing pretty

well

overall.

Cheers, all,

ita